For the second straight game, Canton will face off against Van. The Eagles will square off against the Vandals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Canton's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Van's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Canton easily dispatched Wills Point on Saturday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Eagles fell just short of Van by a score of 4-2 on Tuesday. Having soared to a lofty 18 runs in the game before, the Eagles couldn't push the score so high this time.
For Van's part, Connor Mccurley made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Mccurley has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one hit in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and one double.
In other batting news, Rawly Hinch was incredible, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases, three runs, and one triple. He is becoming a predictor of Van's success: when he posts at least two stolen bases the team is 7-1 (and 11-12-1 when he doesn't).
The victory (which was Van's ninth in a row) raised their record to 18-13-1. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Canton, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-7.
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